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2020 OBERAMMERGAU The Best of Bavaria and the Famous Passion Play Munich, Salzburg, Neuschwanstein, Wieskirche Oberammergau, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Chiemsee A TRIPS Lifetime Moments Tour May 30 - June 7, 2020 9 Day/7 Night Tour Join TRIPS on this semi-hub and spoke tour that includes Salzburg, Munich and Oberammergau. Our tour is specially designed around the 2020 Passion Play and we have secured the top tickets available! With two nights in the Oberammergau area, you will have more free time to enjoy the atmosphere during this special time in Oberammergau. In addition to this memorable event, you’ll have privately arranged Bavarian experiences throughout your tour. Spend a full day in Salzburg and dine on delectable Viennese cuisine accompanied by the Sounds of Salzburg! A concert featuring familiar songs from The Sound of Music along with classics written by Salzburg born Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In Munich, sample the best of German beer and food, dinner at the world famous Hofrauhaus and have ample free time to stroll the cobblestone streets. As you travel through the Bavarian countryside, marvel at the unique and colorful architecture in charming villages set amongst the splendor of the Bavarian Alps. Tour fairy tale like castles, visit historic churches and see landmark buildings. This specially designed itinerary offers a true once in a lifetime adventure! Travel with TRIPS and don’t just see Bavaria and the Passion Play - Experience it! Itinerary include the Great Hall, the Victory Hall and the Great Gallery. Return to Day 1 - Your Journey Begins Munich for a walking tour of Old Town. Stroll medieval alleyways, Today you board your overnight flight to Germany, beginning a trip of a pause for photos and hear stories about Munich’s fascinating history. See lifetime. the famous Glockenspeil Carillon featuring 43 bells and 32 life sized Day 2 - Munich, Germany figurines! Your walking tour ends with an included lunch featuring On arrival, you are met by your TRIPS representative. Enjoy a brief local favorites - sausage, cheese and a beer tasting! You’ll then have panoramic city tour of München, the capital of Bavaria. See landmark free time to explore a bit on your own and do some shopping. Return to your hotel late this afternoon and enjoy dinner on your own in the hotel’s buildings dating to the time of King Ludwig I in this charming city that lies on the River Isar. After, transfer to your 5 Star hotel to unpack and restaurant or a local brew at one of Munich’s many excellent beer halls! relax with the evening free to enjoy dinner on your own. Overnight: Munich ~ 5-star Le Méridien (B/L) Overnight: Munich ~ 5-star Le Méridien Day 5 - The Sound of Music and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Day 3 - Neuschwanstein and Wieskirche Today depart for a full day experience in Salzburg, Austria. After a After breakfast, depart for Neuschwanstein Castle nestled in the walking tour of the storybook Old Town, enjoy a three course Bavarian Alps. Few places on Earth look more like a storybook illustration traditional Austrian lunch featuring Viennese style Schnitzel and crisp with its towers, turrets, frescoes and throne hall. King Ludwig II apple strudel. Then the show begins - the Sounds of Salzburg - live commissioned the cliffside castle in 1868 and today it is one of the most musical performances of Mozart melodies, Salzburg operettas, Folk songs visited castles in the world. You’ll have lunch on your own today before and yes - your favorites from The Sound of Music! After lunch there is time on your own to shop and visit some of the historic sites in this continuing on to Wieskirsche, considered a perfect example of Bavarian rococo architecture. The altar houses the famous wooden figure of the beautiful town. From Mozart's birthplace to filming sites from The Sound Scourged Saviour. Tears were said to be seen falling from this statue in of Music, it’s all just a short stroll. Be sure to taste the Original 1738, starting a mass pilgrimage to see the figure. The “Church in the Salzburg Mozartkugeln, it makes a great gift for those back home! Meadow” is bursting with color and intricate detail. You’ll marvel at the Return to Munich late this afternoon with the remainder of the evening, painted ceilings, statues and complex plasterwork, it is truly a masterpiece! as well as dinner, at your leisure. Return to Munich later this afternoon. Tonight enjoy a We l c o m e t o Overnight: Munich ~ 5-star Le Méridien (B/L) Germany dinner. Day 6 - Bavarian Countryside and Oberammergau Overnight: Munich ~ 5-star Le Méridien (B/D) Today, travel through the picturesque Bavarian countryside. You’ll visit Day 4 - Palace, Gardens and Glockenspeil the Palace Lakes Villages near Kockelsee and Wa l c h e n s e e . With breathtaking scenery and crystal clear blue waters, these hidden jewels are This morning after breakfast, tour magnificent Schleissheim Palace. This impressive palace is ornately decorated and you’ll find great works of magnificent. Continue on to Mittenwald regarded by many as the most art and impressive Baroque gardens. The interior, with carved beautiful of Bavaria’s charming towns. In fact Goethe called it “a paneling and original furniture are some of the most magnificent of their picture book come alive” and it still is! Mittenwald is known as the kind reflecting a French elegance the pervades throughout. Highlights Village of a Thousand Violins. The locally crafted instruments are treasured around the world, and if the weather is sunny and dry, you might catch the odd sight of laundry lines hung with new violins! Lunch is translation is not really needed. However, a book is provided to each person on your own in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. With impressive historic with the script in English. TRIPS offers 1st and 2nd tier seating for facades and lovingly painted houses, this is where famed composer the Passion Play, so you can be assured of excellent seating. The Richard Strauss lived for more than 40 years. Later you will arrive in play begins at 2:30pm running until 5:00pm. You then have a three the Oberammergau region, stopping at Kloster Ettal for a tour. hour intermission with dinner included. The play resumes at 8pm Founded in 1330, this is the largest monastery in Germany. The original and concludes at 10:30 pm. After this once in a lifetime spectacle, you’ll 10-sided church was brilliantly redecorated in 1744, and is one of the return to your hotel. foremost examples of Bavarian rococo. Today, Ettaler liqueurs, made Overnight: Oberammergau Area (B/D) from a centuries-old recipe, are still distilled at the monastery and are Day 8 - Chiemsee and the Hofrauhaus said to have legendary health-giving properties. At the end of a full day, Depart for Chiemsee this morning, where a short ferry ride takes you to check into your hotel where you stay for the next two nights. Take some the island of Herreninsel. You’ll tour Herrenchiemsee Castle built by time to explore this enchanting area. Dinner tonight is included. King Ludwig II of Bavaria as a homage to Versailles and King Louis Overnight: Oberammergau Area (B/D) XIV who he adored. It has its own Hall of Mirrors, even larger than the Day 7 - Oberammergau and The Passion Play original in Versailles. The State Staircase is impressive and truly Yo u h a v e t h e morning and early afternoon at your leisure; enjoy a unforgettable. Much like the palace itself, the gardens were also intended to stroll in the village or simply relax in your hotel. The town of imitate the lovely grounds of Versailles. The garden reflects Ludwig’s Oberammergau has a long tradition of excellence in woodcarving and the personality with his penchant for fairy tales and the fantastic! You’re likely streets are home to dozens of woodcarving shops. The town is also to see dragons, legendary warriors and other mystical beasts as you stroll famous for the frescoes painted on many homes and buildings. From the grounds. Enjoy lunch on your own during your visit here. Later this fairy tales and religious subjects to traditional Bavarian themes, the result is afternoon, return to Munich to check in to your hotel. Tonight enjoy your breathtaking! After lunch on your own, you’ll transfer to the locale of the farewell dinner at the world renowned Hofbrauhaus. Founded in 1589 Oberammergau Passion Play. In 1633, the village was gripped by war, by Duke Wilhelm V you’ll delight in the food, local beer and live poverty and the plague. The residents vowed that if God spared them, they entertainment! would produce a play for all time depicting the life and death of Jesus. Overnight: Munich ~ 5-star Le Méridien (B/D) And so, the first performance of the Passion Play took place in 1634. Only Day 9 - Return to US those born in Oberammergau, married to a local for ten years or resident Today after breakfast, you will transfer to the airport for your flight home. for 20 years can take part. Nearly half of the towns 5,300 inhabitants Memories of the Best of Bavaria and The Passion Play will surely participate as actors, musicians, costume makers or backstage staff. last a lifetime! (B) Although performed in German, the story is such a familiar one that Inclusions The Best of Bavaria • Roundtrip airport transfers • Round trip airfare to Munich (checked baggage fees are not included) and the Oberammergau • 5 nights lodging in Munich at 5 Star hotel and 2 nights lodging in the Passion Play Oberammergau area • Breakfast daily at your hotel • Panoramic city tour of Munich on arrival $5,858.00 • Admissions as described in the detailed itinerary including Neuschwanstein Castle, per person / double occupancy Wieskirche, Schleissheim Palace, Herrenchiemsse Castle, Kloster Ettal and more • TRIPS has the top priced tour tickets available for the Passion Play.
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